BUMBLE AT THE TEST: I must have a word with Siddle about the banana in my wetsuit, deadly spiders are next on my to-do list... I feel like Amy in the celebrity jungle!

Sportsmail's David 'Bumble' Lloyd talks about his wetsuit troubles, how he likes his oysters served and why England just look right with Monty Panesar back in the team for the second Test.

Following on from news of my shark trip, I should have mentioned that I had a spot of bother squeezing into my wetsuit. We don’t see many of them in Manchester. The problem seemed to be a banana, which happened to have been left in a rather sensitive spot. I rather thought I might keep it there for a while...

Quick dip: David Lloyd and Nasser Hussain went shark diving off the coast of Australia

Evidence: A Great White shark can be seen on Bumble's mobile phone

This brings us nicely on to Peter Siddle, who turned up for play on the first morning at Adelaide armed with a giant box of – you guessed it – bananas. We hear it was just his daily intake. But it did get me wondering about whether that wetsuit belonged to him. Haven’t had a chance to ask him yet.

Banana man: Australia's Peter Siddle (centre) revealed recently he eats as many as 20 bananas a day

I’ve already explained how I turned down the chance to go for a spot of snake-catching in the suburbs of Adelaide. Now the powers-that-be at Sky have asked me whether I can be filmed holding one of them funnel web spiders. Sharks, snakes, poisonous arachnids – I get the distinct impression they want to get shot of me. I might as well be in that jungle with Amy Willerton!

Poison: Next up for Bumble are venomous spiders, making him feel like Amy Willerton (above) in the jungle

Dangerous: The funnel web spider is one of Australia's deadliest animals, with very toxic venom

Oysterwatch, and I’d say I’m up to about 15 dozen so far in Adelaide. The most I’ve done in one sitting is just the two dozen – you need to guzzle twice that much to appear on the honours board. I must say, though, that I’m not a fan of the Kilpatrick oysters, which are cooked until they looked like stewed prune. I prefer mine au naturel, with lemon and Tabasco – and down they slide in one go.

Oyster delight: Bumble (centre) has his sights set on making it on to the honours board

I think this pitch has thrown both teams. I can guarantee you that England were planning to go in with Gary Ballance and Tim Bresnan. Then they saw how dry the Adelaide pitch was, with a 24 per cent moisture content, compared with 76 per cent in Brisbane. Even Darren Lehmann admitted the other day that Australia were thinking of two spinners. The irony is that this was precisely the kind of pitch England requested last summer. Still, it would have helped if they’d won the toss.

Change of plan: England were poised to select Gary Ballance before realising how dry the Adelaide pitch was

There’s something about having Monty Panesar back in the team – England just look right with him there. And he’ll be hoping Ben Stokes can have a good game at No 6, because that’s his ticket to more matches. England are looking for that all-rounder figure, and I thought his first spell was good. He was the quickest bowler on show.

Good to be back: Monty Panesar impressed for England on the opening day of the second Test

From what we’ve seen on day one, bowling here is a totally different discipline from Brisbane, where England were flustered by pace. Spin will play a much bigger part here, and it’s imperative that England stay with Australia on first innings. I say that because, traditionally, it’s often been the third innings of a Test when the batting side is vulnerable.

Centre stage: The Adelaide pitch will favour spinners like Graeme Swann who struck on day one